Comic Title: Roots of the Swamp Thing #3
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1986
On Sale Date: June 5, 1986 Newsstand Date June 5, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #28

Shipping Date May 13, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #28

Shipping Date May 13, 1986
Source: Comics Journal, #108

Copyright Date May 13, 1986
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1986
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date May 13, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #94

Cover Price: $2.00
Page Count: 48
Editor: Robert Greenberger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "A Clockwork Horror"
Pages: 20

Feature(s):
Swamp Thing (of Earth-1)

Writer: Len Wein
Artist: Bernie Wrightson
Letterer: Gaspar Saladino

Reprinted From:
Swamp Thing #6 (1973)

Feature Character(s)

• Swamp Thing (last appearance in Swamp Thing #5; next appearance in Swamp Thing #7)

Supporting Character(s)

• Matt Cable (last appearance in Swamp Thing #4; next appearance in Swamp Thing #7)
• Abigail Arcane (last appearance in Swamp Thing #4; next appearance in Swamp Thing #7)

Villain(s)

• The Conclave (last appearance in Swamp Thing #3; next appearance in Swamp Thing #7)
• Mister E (last appearance in Swamp Thing #3; next appearance in Swamp Thing #7)
• Task Force Four (soldiers for the Conclave; Pete named; all die in this story; no further appearances)
• A robot (created by the Conclave; destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mutt (last appearance in Swamp Thing #4; next appearance in Swamp Thing #7)
• Robot doubles of Alec and Linda Holland (destroyed in this story; last appearance in Swamp Thing #5; no further appearances)
• Hans Klochmann (a watchmaker; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• The robots of Burgess (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
• Jack (Matt Cable's co-worker; no further appearances)
• Guido Roselli (a farmer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Swamp Thing encounters doubles of Alec and Linda Holland outside a small mining town in Vermont. The Hollands introduce Swamp Thing to Mayor Klochmann, the creator of the town. The Hollands and all the townspeople are robots built by Klochmann.

While Linda is showing Swamp Thing around, Matt Cable arrives in town on an assignment to investigate. Unknown to Matt, his dog has a hidden spy camera which transmits Matt's findings back to the Conclave. A team is dispatched to kidnap Klochmann.

Swamp Thing returns to the town square after the Conclave's soldiers have captured Matt and Abby. Swamp Thing battles the soldiers and their robot. Klochmann dies, and all of his creations are destroyed by the Conclave soldiers. With the town now devoid of life both real and artificial, Swamp Thing heads to Gotham City in search of Matt and Abby.